Mother accepts plea from man who fatally shot son in road rage incident
A judge offered a victim’s mother the option to reject a plea from the man who shot her son in 2021 on Interstate 85.
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Gift lifts spirits of local firefighter losing battle with cancer
Joey Pullen, a Cramerton firefighter who was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, got a boost Thursday, lifting his spirits.
‘Claim responsibility’: Man pleads guilty to murder after hitting 70-year-old man
Robert Johnson read an apology aloud in court as he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for hitting and killing a 70-year-old pedestrian with his car.
Ex-NASCAR driver Biffle known for quiet charity work
Charity workers in Gastonia called a former NASCAR driver, who died in a plane crash Thursday, a quiet and ever-present supporter of children in need.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family dead in Statesville plane crash
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, Cristina, son Ryder and daughter Emma were of the seven killed when his private jet crashed Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport.
10-year-old water boy wants apology after being hurt at high school football game
A 10-year-old volunteer was knocked unconscious at a high school football game after police said a player on the visiting team threw a helmet into a crowd following the game. The child and his mother told Channel 9 he suffered a chipped tooth and possible concussion, and all they want now is an apology.
How Real Time Crime Center helped track suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash
Two months ago an SUV hit a man who was riding his bike on a stretch of Garrison Boulevard.
Father turns grief into warning after toddler’s carfentanil overdose
A Gastonia father is turning his grief into a warning after his one-year-old son died from a carfentanil overdose in July.
Fallen Mt. Holly officer’s former partner naming unborn son in his honor
Five years after Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Avery Herndon was killed in the line of duty, his former partner said he and his wife will give their unborn son the fallen officer’s middle name to ensure his compassion and courage live on.
Gaston County woman accused of fatally exposing 1-year-old son to carfentanil
A woman is in jail after being accused of killing her child, according to sources.
Hospitals implement stricter visitation rules as flu, RSV cases rise
PE teacher accused of inappropriate contact with student on campus
Residents protest proposed sale of Shelby school
13-year-old girl shot by 16-year-old boy in Gastonia
Bullet rips through door at Gastonia mall as police search for underage shooter
Donations drop for Gaston County charities, toy drive impacted
Woman accused of controlling and abusing man found dead along Gaston County highway
Bond denied for Gaston County PE teacher accused of indecent liberties with student
‘Worth it all’: Christmas Town USA founder watches tradition brighten another year
‘A little hope’: Innocent victim in crash donates organs to honor family member
Water main break forces closure of businesses and schools in Dallas
Hispanic business owners hoping to return to normal after Border Patrol operation
Man gets 51-year sentence in brutal Lincoln County murder
Family says man killed when car crashed into Gastonia home; driver later surrendered
Recount confirms Lowell City Council race decided by just two votes
Gastonia’s ‘top dog’ helps track down 2 suspects after home break-in
Growing Gastonia: Charlotte’s population boom spreads across the Catawba River
Woman deals with remorse after surviving crash that killed Uber driver
Lincolnton teen killed, shooter may face felony charges
‘Unbearable’: Woman grieves after sister killed in Uber crash
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